![]() ![]() Letting Andrew Heaney and Corey Kluber walk in free agency (A-)ĭid you see Andrew Heaney’s first spring outing with the Dodgers? More of the same.The Yankees needed some sort of a facelift, and employing the same players who were producing at a below-average level and eating up a roster spot that’d be better filled by a top prospect or an addition via free agency/trade would’ve been a massive oversight. Rougned Odor, who was believed to be a spark plug and potential 30-homer bat, underwhelmed as he’s done for years now. Chris Gittens, already 28 years old, unfortunately didn’t shine in his short-lived opportunity in 2021, and will hopefully succeed in Japan. Miguel Andújar probably should’ve been included, too, but in the end the Yankees got rid of players who simply didn’t move the needle.Ĭlint Frazier’s ongoing injury issues (and whatever other baggage that came along with him) held this team back mightily for years. What other option was there? Honestly, many fans were surprised this list wasn’t longer. Yankees release Clint Frazier, Chris Gittens and Rougned Odor (A+).Grading the New York Yankees’ offseason moves ahead of 2022 Opening Day Cutting the Dead Weight/Players Who Didn’t Fit So how can we possibly grade the offseason moves thus far with a level head? It’s not going to be easy, but it’s worth discussing this with our emotions put on the backburner for the moment. And with so many other teams willing to push the envelope from a financial perspective, every time the Yankees pass on someone notable it feels like a failure. The urgency just feels like it’s not there, which is where much of the frustration is derived from. This is a $6 billion franchise with a terrible lack of success since their last World Series victory in 2009. Then again, despite the apparent deficiencies on the Yankees’ roster, many have forgotten that team-wide regressions were the true culprit and Cashman didn’t really need to make any blockbuster moves … even though a number of them were well within reach. With plentiful needs prior to the 2022 MLB season, general manager Brian Cashman had his plan thrown a bit off course due to the MLB lockout, but that’s no legitimate excuse since every other team operated under the same restraints. But do we really think that’s going to go as smoothly as it should? Maybe by the time you’re reading this, the team will have signed Aaron Judge to a contract extension and we can change our tune a bit. It’s hard to please this fanbase, but when you’re a $6 billion franchise with sky-high expectations and charge spectators the most money imaginable for an experience at the ballpark, this is what happens. The New York Yankees have gotten better … but it doesn’t necessarily feel that way. Clint Frazier #77 of the New York Yankees (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) / ![]()
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